These are some of the first ‘tech’ impacts we have seen precipitated by the 2026 Iran Conflict. They surely won’t be the last, with shipping, the costs of raw materials, and energy resources already rapidly inflating due to emerging geopolitical risks and pressures.
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Notton I can't imagine this thread going well, but… AWS works with the DoD through the JWCC/JEDI so Iranian commanders probably see AWS data centers as fair game. Reply
SmokyBarnable There are no political factors to discuss here. At all. Stick to the technology like good little talent. Reply
bit_user Historically, how do the hourly rates compare between these datacenters and those located in cheaper parts of the US? The Middle East sounds like an expensive place to put one. The article said: As with ME-CENTRAL-1, above, AWS is recommending users migrate or replicate their ME-SOUTH-1 Region data to another AWS Region. I'm guessing that if you didn't migrate your data already, you won't be seeing good bandwidth from there. Reply
alan.campbell99 The first thing that always comes to my mind when the topic of data centres in the Middle East arises is thermal management. I suppose the energy needed for this there has been generally cheaper. Reply
warezme SmokyBarnable said: There are no political factors to discuss here. At all. Stick to the technology like good little talent. There is more than enough to discuss related to the ramifications of failed data center infrastructure due to war but ignoring the cause due to the effect is like ignoring the elephant in the room. Reply
Key considerations
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- Volatility remains possible near catalysts
- Macro rates and liquidity can dominate flows
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/drones-attack-several-aws-middle-east-region-data-centers-amid-iran-war-leading-to-outages-service-health-been-disrupted-after-power-cut-due-to-fire-risk#main
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